Limerick Racing Tips

The new course opened in October 2001, staging both flat and national hunt racing and hosts around 18 fixtures a year from March through to December with the national hunt code having the lion's share of race days.

Highlights: Limerick stages many graded events under national hunt rules with the Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade A) headlining the two-day mid-October meeting which also features their only listed race on the flat, the Martin Molony Stakes.

The Munster National has a notable role of honour in recent seasons with the 2018 Grand National Winner Tiger Roll winning in 2016 and Willie Mullins Total Recall an impressive winner in 2017 before going on to further glory in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase (formerly the Hennessy) at Newbury and progressed to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

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* All statistics below are based on the previous five years at Limerick

Limerick Outright Favourite Statistics

• Flat Handicaps: 27-80 (34%) +9.05
• Flat Non-Handicaps: 23-59 (39%) -4.09
• Handicap Chases: 13-58 (22%) -12.86
• Handicap Hurdles: 40-121 (33%) +29.71
• Non-Handicap Chases: 25-55 (45%) -4.45
• Non-Handicap Hurdles: 72-169 (43%) -23.77

Limerick Racecourse Address: Greenmount Park, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick V94 K858 

Limerick Racecourse Telephone: +353 61 320000 

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Flat Course - A right-handed circuit of a mile and three furlongs. There is a steep climb on the latter half of the back straight, before a downhill run on the approach to the straight of three furlongs, which is on a slight incline.

Jumps Course - Galloping, right-handed oval track with a circuit of over a mile and three furlongs. There is a fairly sharp turn after the winning post then a stiff climb in the back straight before a downhill run to the three-furlong home straight with a slight rise in the final two furlongs. There are seven fences to a circuit of the chase course, five of them in quick succession in the back straight which is situated on the outside of the hurdles track, and there is a run-in of around a furlong.

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The stall with the worst loss at Limerick in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 8 over a trip of 1m, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a loss of -30.00.

Here we have the draw bias for Limerick taken into consideration races with ten or more runners, we will break down the figures by race distance, draws can be much more important over the shorter trips in which runners do not have time to find their position during the race meaning the draw is probably more important than the races over longer distances.

• Sprints (5f to 7½f)
• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)

The following table shows a breakdown over a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12), the positions will always be lowest stall number to highest.

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Limerick?

Joseph Patrick O'Brien has produced a total of eighteen winners at the Limerick racecourse and with an LSP of +39.63, they top the winner's list for trainers who also show a profit. If you are more of an eachway player then you may want to know which trainer is best to follow at Limerick and that would be Peter Fahey who shows the best eachway LSP which is +48.78 thanks to their eight placings (four winners). With an LSP of -45.49 at Limerick, Denis Gerard Hogan heads the list for worst trainers at this course, which is a result of four winners from sixty-six runners which is a strike rate of 6%.

Backing all of the C T Keane rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Limerick with thirteen but you would have returned a loss by doing so, Shane Foley leads the way for profitable jockey with an LSP of +1.08 from their nine winners. When looking at jockeys and looking for some eachway value at Limerick, then the jockey who shows the best eachway profit is W M Lordan, whose LSP is +13.74 which has been accumulated by a total of fifteen placings which includes nine winners. A total of two winners from sixty-four rides at Limerick has G F Carroll at the wrong end of the jockeys' list with their 3% strike rate and worst LSP of -51.25.

Limerick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Limerick based on the number of winners:

• 7 Wins: Mrs John Harrington & Shane Foley
• 6 Wins: Joseph Patrick O'Brien & S M Crosse
• 5 Wins: G M Lyons & C T Keane
• 5 Wins: Andrew Slattery & A J Slattery
• 5 Wins: A P O'Brien & J A Heffernan

Limerick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Limerick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Who are the best national hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Limerick?

With a total number of fifty-seven winners at Limerick, W P Mullins leads the way for winners from trainers who have shown a profit (+12.52) for all of their runners at Limerick. If you are looking for a trainer to follow in the eachway market then it is S Curling who leads the way at Limerick, they have had a total of thirteen placings which includes five winners over the previous five for an eachway LSP of +32.80. The trainer with the worst record at Limerick based on LSP is Gordon Elliott who has only a 15% strike rate with forty-one winners from two hundred seventy runners which have returned an LSP of -98.53.

Focusing only on jockeys who show a profit when backing all of their rides, top of the pile at Limerick for the number of winners is P T Enright who has produced a total of seventeen winners in return for an LSP of +99.88. With an eachway LSP of +49.19 at Limerick, Mr P A King leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway which has been helped by their five placings which include a total of three winners. At the other end of the spectrum is Darragh O'Keeffe who has a terrible record at Limerick, of all the jockeys their LSP of -123.00 is the worst and they have a 4% strike rate with six winners from one hundred fifty-five rides.

Limerick Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Limerick for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 5-6 (83%) +20.25 - Backing D N Russell rides when over a trip of 2m3½f
• 7-9 (78%) +16.40 - Backing W P Mullins runners when over a trip of 2m6½f
• 5-12 (42%) +14.57 - Backing W P Mullins runners when in a Hurdle race
• 7-15 (47%) +10.71 - Backing M P Walsh rides when in a Maiden Hurdle race
• 5-11 (45%) +11.65 - Backing M P Walsh rides when on horses aged 6yo

Limerick Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Limerick based on the number of winners:

• 15 Wins: W P Mullins & P Townend
• 12 Wins: Henry De Bromhead & Rachael Blackmore
• 11 Wins: E McNamara & Conor McNamara
• 10 Wins: Gordon Elliott & D N Russell
• 9 Wins: W P Mullins & Mr P W Mullins

Limerick Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Limerick Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Limerick Racecourse which includes the favourite statistics, draw bias and the trainer and jockey statistics have been created using results from HorseRaceBase.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.